Located on the third floor are our Ice House Spinners. They volunteer two days a week - Wednesday and Sundays - doing weaving, spinning, rug-hooking, and other handcrafts that would have been necessary at the time for clothing their families. Come learn how to weave linen, rug-hook, or spin yarn in this unique and interactive exhibit!
Tearing fabric into strips to weave into rugs.
Dress made from local, processed flax grown by the ladies themselves.
The Flax to Linen Project, outlining how the dress was made.
Unprocessed flax, and two mats weaved using the loom.
Large loom, used for larger pieces of fabric and mats.
Teaching visitors how to use the smaller loom, used for smaller projects.
Ann working on the loom.
Visitors learning about yarn spinning.
Something for all ages to learn!
Weaving is simple and fun for people of all ages!
A father and daughter learning together.
The Spinners’ area on the third floor.
More children learning how to weave!
